TQ8 postcode area guide — South Hams
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TQ8 postcode district in South Hams — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TQ8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
40%
Gigabit-capable
40%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the TQ8 postcode district (South Hams) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 180 postcodes Ofcom measures in TQ8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 40%.
Around 0.3% of premises in TQ8 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in TQ8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TQ8 8AA | 100% | 100% |
| TQ8 8AB | 100% | 100% |
| TQ8 8AD | 100% | 80% |
| TQ8 8AE | 100% | 100% |
| TQ8 8AF | 100% | 100% |
| TQ8 8AG | 100% | 63.6% |
| TQ8 8AH | 100% | 95.5% |
| TQ8 8AJ | 100% | 100% |
| TQ8 8AL | 100% | 76.5% |
| TQ8 8AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around South Hams
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider South Hams district (51,688 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
74.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
93.1%
5G outdoors — all networks
2.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
77.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in TQ8
Police recorded 9 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TQ8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 33.3% |
| Public order | 2 | 22.2% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 2 | 22.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 11.1% |
| Other theft | 1 | 11.1% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in TQ8
Based on 31 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TQ8 is £591,000, down 21.2% on the previous year (£750,000).
Detached
£770,000
12 sales
Terraced
£450,000
7 sales
Flat / maisonette
£370,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in TQ8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | £450,000 | Terraced | Coronation Road | TQ8 8EA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £750,000 | Detached | Grenville Road | TQ8 8BJ |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £770,000 | Detached | Orchard Drive | TQ8 8FL |
| 17 Feb 2026 | £460,000 | Semi-detached | Moor Farm Cottages | TQ8 8PW |
| 22 Jan 2026 | £156,000 | Flat | Moor Farm Cottages | TQ8 8PW |
| 13 Jan 2026 | £1,050,000 | Detached | Bonaventure Road | TQ8 8BE |
| 13 Jan 2026 | £395,000 | Flat | Bonaventure Road | TQ8 8BE |
| 9 Jan 2026 | £370,000 | Flat | Fore Street | TQ8 8JG |
| 18 Dec 2025 | £591,000 | Flat | Island Terrace | TQ8 8DN |
| 12 Dec 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced | Camperdown Road | TQ8 8AX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? South Hams demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider South Hams district (88,624 residents, 39,337 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.4% |
| 15–29 | 16.6% |
| 30–44 | 16% |
| 45–64 | 23.7% |
| 65+ | 28.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.5% |
| Private rented | 16.1% |
| Social rented | 10% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around TQ8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salcombe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 80 | TQ8 8AG |
| Malborough with South Huish Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 85 | TQ7 3RN |
| Charleton Church of England Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 24 | TQ7 2AL |
| Kingsbridge Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,199 | TQ7 1PL |
| West Alvington Church of England Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 34 | TQ7 3PP |
| Kingsbridge Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 343 | TQ7 1NL |
| Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 149 | TQ7 3NB |
| Stokenham Area Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 202 | TQ7 2SJ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in TQ8
61 rated food businesses operate in TQ8. 40 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Bo's Beach Cafe, Caldo & Fred, Co-op Salcombe, Crab Shed Salcombe, Devon Rum Company.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TQ8
From a sample of 65 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 TQ8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 20% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
8%
Band C
12%
Band D
38%
Band E
29%
Band F
11%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for South Hams
Landlines around TQ8 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.